It is permanent only up to the day you develop cataracts. The average age of symptomatic cataracts in Singapore would be 60 years old. At about 60 years of age, you will develop some blurred vision at near or at far distance because the lens inside your eye has turned white or cloudy. Therefore, LASIK can only last until the day your cataracts set in. The earlier you do your LASIK, the more mileage you get from it.
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Are the results of LASIK permanent?
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Can I have LASIK surgery if I had strabismus surgery at a young age and have high astigmatism?
Thanks so much for your enquiry. Previous strabismus surgery is certainly not a contra-indication to performing refractive surgery now. You should however undergo a comprehensive assessment with your refractive surgeon Ophthalmologist so that you can discuss the most appropriate form of treatment for you in view of your high astigmatism. Best of luck!
What are the most suitable LASIK options if I have dry eyes?
All kinds of laser refractive surgery, whether surface ablation (PRK/TransPRK/epiLASIK/LASEK-they are all the same), LASIK or ReLEx SMILE will induce some amount of post-operative dry eyes. However, if you look purely at the disturbance to the corneal nerve endings and how long they may take to regenerate, it is likely that the problem is least with surface ablation, then SMILE, and then LASIK. There are also some studies which show that the degree of post-operative dryness is less with SMILE compared with LASIK. However, consider this: Dry eyes span a spectrum from mild-moderate-severe.
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